The Lincoln East Spartans will be defending their home court for the first time this season when they go up against the Omaha Westside Warriors at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Saturday, Lincoln East lost to Kearney on the road by a 60-46 margin. The loss continues a trend for the Spartans in their meetings with the Bearcats: they've now lost three in a row.
Sadie McCleary put forth a good effort for the losing side as she went 6-for-13 on her way to 17 points. Sadie Waegli was another key player, putting up nine points.
Meanwhile, Omaha Westside was just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 46-45 to Liberty.
Lincoln East will need to focus on slowing down Elise Pederson, one of several Omaha Westside players who made an impact when they last played. She shot 71% from the field en route to 10 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gueryn Kay, who posted eight points.
Lincoln East's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Omaha Westside, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Things could have been worse for Lincoln East, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 58-39 loss to Omaha Westside in their previous matchup back in February. Thankfully for the Spartans, Kimora Jenkins (who went 6-for-10 to rack up 15 points and four steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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